12-22-2024, 06:46 PM
(12-22-2024, 06:22 PM)mvossman Wrote: Giving up Maxi and Powell means we would need to find a playable 3rd string center for the min. My guess is that also involves sending out the 25 first. On the fence on that one.
Zero interest in Kispert, especially on that extension.
If you're saying they would send someone a FRP for a 3rd string center, no way.
I do see it as more likely than not that they would feel compelled to get a big body, but I don't see that as a big obstacle. Just as importantly, they couldn't afford the cap hit of a player via trade - all of this presumes the empty roster slots being filled by a free agent whose cost would be below a full season minimum. But finding a center like that shouldn't be a problem, as every spring has its share of players like Drummond, McGee, Pachulia, and so on, a player on a buyout, or another free agent (perhaps from GL or Europe etc).
I'm not saying those players would be as useful as Kleber or Powell. But it's a body. Or the Mavs might even opt to play some small ball in a rotation situation like that, with something like PJW-DFS manning the 4 and 5, since both can rebound and block shots.